A panoramic view of Lake Lugano and Monte San Giorgio, taken from the peak of the San Salvatore mountain.
(Ti-Press / Francesca Agosta)
Looking for new fossils on the Monte San Giorgio.
(Zurich University Palaeontology Institute)
A Neusticosaurus edwardsii fossil.
(Wikipedia/Nowic)
Researchers at work.
(Reuters/Fiorenzo Maffi)
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Preparing the finds in the laboratory.
(Zurich University Palaeontology Institute)
Measuring around 40 centimetres, reptile-like Serpianosaurus fossils have been found in the rocks at Monte San Giorgio.
(Zurich University Palaeontology Institute)
Archaeosemionotus is a fish measuring around 10cm, which has a prominent set of teeth.
(Zurich University Palaeontology Institute)
Arieciteras sp. (small ammonite, top) and Indunoceras sp. (larger ammonite, centre) on a single piece of limestone.
(Markus Felber, Il Monte San Giorgio, Edizioni Casagrande, 2005)
Morning fog on the Monte San Giorgio.
(Ti-Press/Francesca Agosta)
Unearthing a 300-million year history.
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The Monte San Giorgio, which is more than 1,000 metres above sea level, has become one of the world’s most important sites for studying fossils of the mid-Triassic period. It became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2003
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